Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Cotonou daily activity

Cotonou handled an estimated average of 16 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-27.9% year on year), with an average of 2 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Benin · LOCODE BJCOO · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Metals

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

16 kt

28-day average

18 kt

Vs 28-day average

-7.6%

Year on year (same week)

-27.9%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container34258 kt10 kt
Dry bulk11174 kt6.8 kt
General cargo37.4 kt0 t
Ro-Ro33.9 kt29 t
Tanker929 kt8.1 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Lagos: 10,563 t/day estimated with CotonouLagosTema: 9,835 t/day estimated with CotonouTemaLome: 8,215 t/day estimated with CotonouLomeAbidjan: 3,849 t/day estimated with CotonouAbidjanAlgeciras: 2,125 t/day estimated with CotonouAlgecirasOnne: 1,895 t/day estimated with CotonouOnnePort De Kribi: 1,765 t/day estimated with CotonouPort De KribiSingapore: 1,625 t/day estimated with CotonouSingaporeWalvis Bay: 1,237 t/day estimated with CotonouWalvis BayLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 1,179 t/day estimated with CotonouLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Tangier-Mediterranean: 1,052 t/day estimated with CotonouTangier-MediterraneanKakinada: 986 t/day estimated with CotonouKakinadaDouala: 852 t/day estimated with CotonouDoualaPoint Noire: 767 t/day estimated with CotonouPoint NoireBata: 758 t/day estimated with CotonouBataTakoradi: 604 t/day estimated with CotonouTakoradiTianjin Xin Gang: 586 t/day estimated with CotonouTianjin Xin GangDurban: 517 t/day estimated with CotonouDurbanDakar: 468 t/day estimated with CotonouDakarSanta Cruz De Tenerife: 458 t/day estimated with CotonouSanta Cruz De TenerifeShanghai: 393 t/day estimated with CotonouShanghaiVisakhapatnam: 387 t/day estimated with CotonouVisakhapatnamCape Town: 341 t/day estimated with CotonouCape TownMalabo: 324 t/day estimated with CotonouMalaboLuanda: 321 t/day estimated with CotonouLuandaFreetown: 311 t/day estimated with CotonouFreetownPort Owendo: 277 t/day estimated with CotonouPort OwendoPort Elizabeth: 277 t/day estimated with CotonouPort ElizabethTanjung Pelepas: 260 t/day estimated with CotonouTanjung PelepasColombo: 219 t/day estimated with CotonouColomboQinzhou: 212 t/day estimated with CotonouQinzhouKandla: 210 t/day estimated with CotonouKandlaMonrovia: 185 t/day estimated with CotonouMonroviaSan Pedro: 177 t/day estimated with CotonouSan PedroConakry: 173 t/day estimated with CotonouConakryUst-Luga: 151 t/day estimated with CotonouUst-LugaAntwerp: 141 t/day estimated with CotonouAntwerpMatadi: 128 t/day estimated with CotonouMatadiRichards Bay: 125 t/day estimated with CotonouRichards BayRotterdam: 124 t/day estimated with CotonouRotterdamCochin (Kochi): 123 t/day estimated with CotonouCochin (Kochi)Novorossiysk: 119 t/day estimated with CotonouNovorossiyskJorf Lasfar: 116 t/day estimated with CotonouJorf LasfarDjen Djen: 115 t/day estimated with CotonouDjen DjenNew York-New Jersey: 100 t/day estimated with CotonouNew York-New JerseyWarri: 91 t/day estimated with CotonouWarriCasablanca: 91 t/day estimated with CotonouCasablancaGuangzhou (Nansha): 90 t/day estimated with CotonouGuangzhou (Nansha)Garrucha: 89 t/day estimated with CotonouGarruchaSantos: 86 t/day estimated with CotonouSantosEl Dekheila: 85 t/day estimated with CotonouEl DekheilaMuhammad Bin Qasim: 85 t/day estimated with CotonouMuhammad Bin QasimHouston (US-TX): 83 t/day estimated with CotonouHouston (US-TX)Paranaguá: 82 t/day estimated with CotonouParanaguáToros Gubre: 80 t/day estimated with CotonouToros GubreBaltimore: 79 t/day estimated with CotonouBaltimoreDalian: 76 t/day estimated with CotonouDalianTuticorin: 72 t/day estimated with CotonouTuticorinYangon: 71 t/day estimated with CotonouYangonJebel Ali: 70 t/day estimated with CotonouJebel AliYakacik: 68 t/day estimated with CotonouBarcelona: 68 t/day estimated with CotonouProvidence: 67 t/day estimated with CotonouSapele: 66 t/day estimated with CotonouDamietta: 66 t/day estimated with CotonouOdessa: 64 t/day estimated with CotonouSuzhou (Zhangjiagang): 64 t/day estimated with CotonouPorto Grande: 63 t/day estimated with CotonouLobito: 60 t/day estimated with CotonouRosario: 60 t/day estimated with CotonouBoston: 59 t/day estimated with CotonouWilmington, DE: 59 t/day estimated with CotonouNemrut Bay: 59 t/day estimated with CotonouAgadir: 58 t/day estimated with CotonouPort Harcourt: 57 t/day estimated with CotonouRouen: 56 t/day estimated with CotonouKoko: 55 t/day estimated with CotonouMina Saqr: 54 t/day estimated with CotonouFukuyama: 54 t/day estimated with CotonouVila Do Conde: 54 t/day estimated with CotonouJacksonville: 53 t/day estimated with CotonouGabes: 53 t/day estimated with CotonouBonny: 53 t/day estimated with CotonouQingdao Port: 53 t/day estimated with CotonouMongstad: 52 t/day estimated with CotonouFangcheng: 51 t/day estimated with CotonouDavisville Depot: 51 t/day estimated with CotonouLianyungang: 51 t/day estimated with CotonouValencia: 48 t/day estimated with CotonouMaputo: 48 t/day estimated with CotonouPort Klang: 47 t/day estimated with CotonouChennai (Madras): 47 t/day estimated with CotonouHaldia: 46 t/day estimated with CotonouTrincomalee: 44 t/day estimated with CotonouIsabel: 44 t/day estimated with CotonouMap Ta Phut: 44 t/day estimated with CotonouKrishnapatnam Port: 44 t/day estimated with CotonouOlvia: 43 t/day estimated with CotonouCorpus Christi: 42 t/day estimated with CotonouKotka: 42 t/day estimated with CotonouIncheon: 40 t/day estimated with CotonouMizushima: 40 t/day estimated with CotonouItaqui: 40 t/day estimated with CotonouSurabaya: 38 t/day estimated with CotonouGebze: 38 t/day estimated with CotonouShougang Jingtang: 38 t/day estimated with CotonouChittagong: 37 t/day estimated with CotonouFawley: 37 t/day estimated with CotonouAarhus: 37 t/day estimated with CotonouKuantan: 36 t/day estimated with CotonouTuban: 36 t/day estimated with CotonouOran: 36 t/day estimated with CotonouBeaumont: 35 t/day estimated with CotonouRio De Janeiro: 35 t/day estimated with CotonouRio Grande: 34 t/day estimated with CotonouNgqura: 34 t/day estimated with CotonouNew Orleans: 34 t/day estimated with CotonouTubarao: 33 t/day estimated with CotonouBejaia: 33 t/day estimated with CotonouIstanbul: 32 t/day estimated with CotonouCai Mep: 32 t/day estimated with CotonouAlexandria: 31 t/day estimated with CotonouConstantza: 31 t/day estimated with CotonouSaigon: 30 t/day estimated with CotonouXiamen: 30 t/day estimated with CotonouBissau: 30 t/day estimated with CotonouRiga: 30 t/day estimated with CotonouNouadhibou: 30 t/day estimated with CotonouPuerto Quetzal: 30 t/day estimated with CotonouNouakchott: 29 t/day estimated with CotonouBanjul: 29 t/day estimated with CotonouHazira: 29 t/day estimated with CotonouPort Gentil: 28 t/day estimated with CotonouAltamira: 28 t/day estimated with CotonouIndonesia Morowali Industrial Park: 28 t/day estimated with CotonouDahej: 28 t/day estimated with CotonouCalabar: 28 t/day estimated with CotonouKhalifa Port: 27 t/day estimated with CotonouSaldanha Bay: 27 t/day estimated with CotonouMundra: 27 t/day estimated with CotonouBuchanan: 27 t/day estimated with CotonouPrimorsk: 26 t/day estimated with CotonouTarragona: 26 t/day estimated with CotonouHuanghua: 25 t/day estimated with CotonouZhuhai: 25 t/day estimated with CotonouNingbo: 25 t/day estimated with CotonouSantander: 25 t/day estimated with CotonouToamasina: 25 t/day estimated with CotonouTaboguilla: 24 t/day estimated with CotonouPelabuhanRatuCoalPowerPlant: 24 t/day estimated with CotonouSarroch Oil Terminal: 24 t/day estimated with CotonouXiagong: 24 t/day estimated with CotonouBatangas City: 24 t/day estimated with CotonouKaohsiung: 24 t/day estimated with CotonouNamibe: 23 t/day estimated with CotonouFoynes: 23 t/day estimated with CotonouSalalah: 23 t/day estimated with CotonouKaraikal: 23 t/day estimated with CotonouJabal Az Zannah-Ruways: 23 t/day estimated with CotonouPort Est: 23 t/day estimated with CotonouZhoushan: 23 t/day estimated with CotonouSubic Bay: 23 t/day estimated with CotonouSiam Seaport: 22 t/day estimated with CotonouManzanillo: 22 t/day estimated with CotonouFairless Hills: 22 t/day estimated with CotonouKarabiga: 22 t/day estimated with CotonouDuqm: 21 t/day estimated with CotonouDongjiakou: 21 t/day estimated with CotonouArzew: 21 t/day estimated with CotonouMurmansk: 21 t/day estimated with CotonouSanta Marta: 20 t/day estimated with CotonouLimboh: 20 t/day estimated with CotonouFushiki-Toyama: 20 t/day estimated with CotonouMäntyluoto: 20 t/day estimated with CotonouKarachi: 20 t/day estimated with CotonouCarboneras: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouSamsun: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouLuba: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouDar Es Salaam: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouPenang: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouLondon: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouVanino: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouOita: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouTuapse: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouPort Louis: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouAmsterdam: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouKamarajar Port: 19 t/day estimated with CotonouTaman: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouPort De Salvador: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouPorto De Suape: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouDafeng: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouBilbao: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouAlmeria: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouWillemstad: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouChornomorsk: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouSkhira: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouBotas: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouEl Grao: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouPort-De-Bouc: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouNantong: 18 t/day estimated with CotonouCotonou
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Full footprint: all 289 connections of Cotonou aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.TemaGhana3.2 days between calls
  2. 2.LomeTogo2.8 days between calls
  3. 3.LagosNigeria2.8 days between calls
  4. 4.AlgecirasSpain10.9 days between calls
  5. 5.Port De KribiCameroon4.1 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.LagosNigeria2.6 days between calls
  2. 2.TemaGhana4.0 days between calls
  3. 3.AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire5.7 days between calls
  4. 4.LomeTogo4.6 days between calls
  5. 5.Walvis BayNamibia6.5 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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